TORONTO — Canadian interim women’s rugby coach Sandro Fiorino is taking a young squad featuring 16 uncapped players to England for a three match series against England.

His 27-woman travelling roster includes just seven members — Emily Belchos, Tyson Beukeboom, Olivia DeMerchant, Brittany Kassil, Brianna Miller, Cindy Nelles and Laura Russell — of the team that finished fifth at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Ireland in August.

“This tour marks the beginning of a new cycle for our women’s program and will give many young players their first international test match experience against the world No. 2-ranked team,” Fiorino said in a statement.

Fiorino’s squad also includes four other players who have won caps for Canada: Fabiola Forteza, Anais Holly, Jess Neilson and Emma Taylor.

Several veterans have taken time off from the national team or have moved on.

Captain Kelly Russell and Amanda Thornborough, meanwhile, are set to make history as part of the first-ever Barbarians women’s team, set to play Munster at Ireland’s Thomond Park on Nov. 10. Karen Paquin has been trying her hand at bobsled.

Canada, ranked fourth in the world, leaves for London on Nov. 13 with matches slated for Nov, 17, 21 and 25. The series finale is at Twickenham Stadium, following the England-Samoa men’s test match.

England and Canada have met 25 times, with Canada winning just four of those games. England won the most recent meeting 27-20 in June at the International women’s Rugby Series in Christchurch, New Zealand.